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neurotransmission

American  
[noor-oh-trans-mish-uhn, -tranz-, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ trænsˈmɪʃ ən, -trænz-, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

  1. the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse.


Etymology

Origin of neurotransmission

First recorded in 1960–65; neuro- + transmission

Example Sentences

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“The serotonergic system is an absolute focus, it’s just other aspects of the neurotransmission in the serotonin system that is gaining traction.”

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Specifically, those that involve dysfunction in synaptic vesicle recycling and neurotransmission, says Kravčenko.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

The application was consuming me, organizing my synapses like an automaton farmer who makes Munsen predictions regarding the historical flow of neurotransmission.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

The mode of neurotransmission in electrical synapses is quite different from that in chemical synapses.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Piekarski, D. J., Boivin, J. R. & Wilbrecht, L. Ovarian hormones organize the maturation of inhibitory neurotransmission in the frontal cortex at puberty onset in female mice.

From Nature • Feb. 20, 2018

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